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- October 12 2026
The Hartford targets APAC growth with Singapore energy launch in Q1 2027
Carl Bach, head of international business, sees an ‘abundance of opportunity' in all the markets the carrier trades in the region as it continues to expand specialty capabilities and roll out an automated quoting tool.
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- October 11 2026
Japan’s FSA suspends Prudential Life, Gibraltar Life operations for 3 months over employee fraud
The partial suspension, running from Tuesday to the end of January, bars the insurers from writing new contracts or selling products.
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- October 11 2026
Australia’s competition tribunal halts IAG-RACI appeal pending ACCC public benefit ruling
IAG and RACWA plan to file the public benefit application with the competition watchdog before Wednesday.
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- October 10 2026
Emerging markets-focused MGA Athena Re gets Lloyd’s coverholder approval
London-based MGA reinsuring Africa, Asia, Pacific and Latin America will operate a cyber insurance binder, with additional lines to be introduced in the coming months.
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- October 10 2026
Full Capacity: Australia’s coal industry faces climate reckoning
This week's newsletter also discusses an IAN exclusive, IAG-RAC update, Awbury's new Japan operations, M&A updates, a new Indian reinsurer and South Korean nat cat insurance claims.
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- October 9 2026
Hong Kong insurers to extend mandatory motor, employees’ compensation cover to new Huanggang port area
Market agreement signed between the government and the industry ahead of the port's official opening next Monday.
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- October 9 2026
TT Club and UK P&I Club members vote to merge, creating Unified Transport Mutual
The combination is effective from February 20 next year and is expected to generate a 5% improvement in the merged entity’s COR.
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- October 9 2026
Bajaj Finserv, Aviso Specialty, Swiss Re CorSo, Everest, Lockton: 13 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Mitsui Bussan Pana Harrison, Marsh, Axa XL, Great Eastern, HDI Global, Knightcorp, Ace Insurance Brokers and Howden Re also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- October 9 2026
HDI Global Japan names Kei Kimura as general manager of distribution and marketing
Kimura joined the German insurer's Japan branch on October 1.
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- October 9 2026
Howden Re hires Titus Wu as associate director for APAC facultative
Wu relocated to Singapore from Hong Kong, where he was most recently an associate director at Aon.
